I'm really sick of blown calls going against us. That's three so far this series; last nights out at 2nd, the homeplate blown call earlier, and a pitch in the dirt that is called a strike directly leading to a pop-up.

I never ever seen a guy get squeezed as bad as Blue just squeezed Hill. He calls three of those pitches strikes ALL NIGHT. Both Tito and Hill should have a few choice words. I'd surely take the ejection right now.

I could have sworn the two runs we lost on the blown call at the plate and the screwup between Gomes and Kazmir on Konerko's dribbler would result in a 4-3 loss.

Than came Raburn. Wow.

And Gomes. Holy moley. That dude is white hot. It's like that streak Raburn had earlier this year.

Francona is pulling all the right levers, as usual. Even Chisenhall is looking relaxed and confident with the glove and his throws are unhurried and right on the money. And a great heads-up play to score from third when the pitcher got stepped on by Bourn.

Normally we get beat by these AAA call-ups making their first ML appearance. As usual, no earned runs in 7 innings against a minor league pitcher with a 4.06 ERA. But they still found a way to win with four straight two-out hits in the end.

Lower bowl tickets are somewhat difficult to come across for tonight's game. This is a makeup game of dollar dogs and fireworks from the 3 a.m. Tampa game back in May. So a lot of exchanges are taking up good seats.

A God Damn dead man would understand that if a minor league bus in any city took a real sharp right turn, a Zack McCalister would likely fall out. - Lead Pipe

I stopped paying attention to both of you since we didn't trade either player.

I know. We were kidding around...that's the standard response of the people who don't follow the team yet bitch about them never winning. They all say a variation of the same thing: "They never should have gotten rid of (or traded) Thome/ Manny."

My conversations about the Indians with people usually wrap up pretty quickly after I hear that line.

I'll never forget listening to my radio as a little kid on Opening Day when Rocky returned to Cleveland and hit a home run. Daddy Wags hit two and the Tribe was over .500 for probably the only time that decade. That was the highlight of my life until the first time I got...well, you know.